Breakfast "Cookies"

SO when every two weeks you end up with a laundry basket FULL of produce (courtesy of the fruit/veggie co-op i'm a part of), some of it is just bound to go bad... or almost. i've searched high and low for a GOOD, healthy way to use up overly ripe bananas and have FINALLY found it! (recipe adapted from this blog)
(ps- one day i had 2 of these and they tied me over until 2pm! well, ok, i also had some of my green smoothie with the first one and was pretty darn ready for another meal by 2 o'clock but still, i think that's pretty good for a cookie ;) GREAT wholesome option for on-the-go snacking if you get my drift!)

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups regular rolled oats
1/4 cup of almond meal
1/2 cup ground flax seeds
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/2 cup coconut flakes
1/2 cup mixed nuts, finely chopped
1 cup dried fruit 

3 ripe bananas, mashed
1/4 cup coconut oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:Preheat oven to 350*F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. 

1. In a large bowl, combine rolled oats, ground flax seed, almond meal, salt, allspice and cinnamon.

2. Add in nuts, coconut and dried fruit and stir until well and evenly mixed. Make sure the dried fruit do not stick together in big batches.

(i had some leftover "trail mix" i'd made up of almonds, dates and cranberries so just chopped them all up together in my food processor before adding them into the cookie mix)

3. In another bowl, combine coconut oil, mashed banana and vanilla extract.

(i do things the hard way so mashed my bananas after putting everything together in the bowl)

4. Pour wet ingredients over dry ingredients and stir until well combined. 

5. Drop by spoonful onto cookie sheet and bake for about 20 minutes or until edges are golden brown.

~VOILA!!!!~
a NO-CARB added solution for those bananas! YUMMY!!!

Note: although i used almonds because that's what i had on hand- and needed to use up- they were AMAZING in these cookies! after being baked in the oven they had a "toasted" almond taste and aroma... mmmmm!